EGM Statement

Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical Trust PLC (the "Company")

               Results of a General Meeting held on 2 March 2010               

The Company is pleased to announce that at the General Meeting held today the
resolution to renew the Company's share buy-back authority was passed with a
substantial majority.

The level of proxy votes received is shown below.

Resolution            Votes For     %    Votes     %     Total Votes Votes     
                                         Against         Cast                  
                                                                     Withheld* 
                                                                               
Special Resolution                                                             
                                                                               
 1. To authorise the  21,715,462  99.65  76,869    0.35  21,792,331  1,187     
    Company to make                                                            
    market purchases                                                           
    of up to a                                                                 
    maximum of                                                                 
    6,716,138 of its                                                           
    own Ordinary                                                               
    shares, being                                                              
    14.99% of the                                                              
    issued share                                                               
    capital as at                                                              
    today's date.                                                              

* Please note that `Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in
the calculation of the proportion of votes `For' and `Against `a resolution.

A copy of the above document has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority,
and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's
Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London E14 5HS

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For further information please contact:

Mark Pope       Frostrow Capital LLP - Company Secretary     0203 008 4913     

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